fun facts about peaches and strawberries?!
Question: Fun facts about peaches and strawberries?
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Strawberries:
Over 80% of the strawberries produced in the United Sates are grown in California. They produce
over 1 billion pounds of strawberries a year!
There are more than 600 varieties of strawberries, each with their own size, shape, and color.
Strawberries grown best when the days are warm and sunny and the nights are cool. That’s why the
California coast is perfect!
Strawberries are picked by hand because they are very fragile and bruise easily. Once they are
picked, strawberries are cooled and loaded onto refrigerated trucks for delivery to supermarkets within 24 hours.
The peak season for fresh strawberries is between April and October.
Strawberries are a great source of Vitamin C, folic acid and fiber. Just 8 strawberries provide 160% of the vitamin C you need for a whole day!
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